With the future of the sport on the line, Villwock said the series will travel to Qatar after Seafair.Villwock said he believed taking the series overseas would ensure the future of the sport.

“Formula One legend Michael Schumacher stood on the end of the Miss Budweiser trailer down in San Diego and told me, ‘You should bring this to Europe. People will fall out of their chair when they see it,’” Villwock said. According to Villwock, the conversation got the wheels turning, and he began travelling overseas to help secure races.

“Maybe we’re competing in the wrong pond here,” he said. “We’ve got NASCAR, basketball, football, ladies’ basketball. Over there they have Formula One and soccer. I think it’s something that will appeal to them.”

Scott Reister, KNDU-TV Sports Director, will be working the pits during the races for the TV broadcast along with someone familiar to race fans, Emily Estes. Emily now works for KNDU-TV, but was the former Race Director for Tri-Cities and in the past has handled publicity for the U-21 Freedom Racing team and ABRA.

This is a wireless microwave transmitter on the back of a camera that will give the pit reporters more freedom to roam on the docks... also, it will be used to transmit live pictures back from the helicopter for race coverage when available.

Main stage at start/finish where Steve Montgomery and Mark Allen will anchor the play-by-play coverage.

Above and below - a BRAND SPANKIN' NEW all digital TV production van, which will be used for the broadcast. This will be its first official broadcast!